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second heart sound [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The heart sound which signifies the beginning of diastole and is due to closure of the semilunar valves.

OBS

S2: S2.

OBS

second heart sound: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Bruit lié à la fermeture des valvules sigmoïdes aortiques et pulmonaires.

OBS

B2 : B2.

OBS

deuxième bruit : terme privilégié par le Comités de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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